The contemporary setting for diners at SD 26
Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Mira Sorvino and Spiderman are just a few of the diners who have raved about their meals at San Domenico, the beloved restaurant that moved in 2009, after two decades on Central Park South, and reincarnated itself as SD26 in a coolly modern space overlooking Madison Square Park.
Credited with introducing classical Italian cuisine to the city, proprietor Tony May has retained the authentic fare: specially netted Menaica anchovies on toast, tomato soup with Buratta cheese and vegetables, codfish (delicately deep fried or poached in olive oil with a dry martini sauce), creamy baba with whipped cream and orange sauce. The piece de resistance, retained on the menu by clientele demand, is the famed soft-cooked egg yolk encased in ravioli.
“Uovo in raviolo,” a soft cooked egg yolk encased in ravioli, is a San Domenico signature dish
The handsome red-walled space is embellished with fiber art sculptures. One recent evening, May’s vivacious daughter Marisa greeted us and ushered us back to the chef’s table where lucky diners are able to sample the menu right in the kitchen while Matteo Bergamini creates the all-star cuisine.
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What time is it? Your handy wristwatch was probably the innovation of pioneer and visionary Constant Girard-Perregaux, who over a century ago figured out the handier alternative to the vest or pocket watch.
Girard-Perregaux’s namesake company is still making elegant and exquisite Swiss watches. At a pre-Father’s Day party at the company’s coolly refined Madison Avenue store, we sipped Johnny Walker scotches while ogling the timepieces.
The company’s iconic Tourbillon with three gold bridges has been in production for over 150 years. Based on a “gyromatic” technology, the 1966 line is so exceptionally accurate it has been awarded multiple prizes.
first picture: Crystal lighting highlights the showcases in the Girard-Perregaux shop on Madison Avenue.
Watches from Left to right: Three “bridges” are technical and design features of the classic Girard-Perregaux watch; The Shopper’s Watch reports time zones in important retail cities; The classic 1966 watch is produced in a limited edition each year.
Other styles report the time along with phases of the moon and signs of the Zodiac. One watch face includes a mini slot machine and handpainted enamel cherry blossoms embellish other models. The women’s 24-hour “Shopping” watch shows the time in Rodeo Drive, Bond Street and other cities with desirable retail opportunities.
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